As Paramount , Comcast and Netflix prepare bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of a Thursday deadline , speculation is growing about the role of Middle East wealth in the game-changing transaction.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged investments of $1 trillion in the U.S. economy at a White House visit Tuesday ahead of a formal dinner that will see Paramount CEO David Ellison in attendance. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts recently traveled to Saudi Arabia . The increasingly high-profile Doha Film Festival opens Thursday in Qatar.

Meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, MBS said the opportunity for investment in the U.S. is “increasing more and more.” The visit was his first since the murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashogg

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